Siblings Are Special, Too
Sibling Bonds The bond between siblings can be a beautiful and powerful thing. It can be especially touching to watch your typical child interact with your special needs child. Whether...
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Sex Education for Special Needs Children
Sex Education for Special Needs Children In many school districts, Sexual Education begins in fifth grade. Parents find their nightly talks with their children punctuated by “ew’s,” “no ways,” “disgusting,”...
Life-Changing Apps for People with Disabilities
What makes an app life-changing? We often have these aha moments at BridgingApps, as we hear from an excited father who just discovered the “perfect” calendar app to help his...
Spring Break Fun 7 Recipes to Make Together
Encouraging Speech & Creating Yum! 7 Recipes to Make Together Spring Break is right around the corner and you want to have some fun activities planned. Cooking is a great...
Proud Moments: Matthew’s Endless Possibilities
Matthew’s Endless Possibilities As I drove with my son, Matthew… for the first time, he was the driver and I was his passenger (what an ironic metaphor for our journey)....
2018 Cover Winner: Joey Petruzzi
Joey Petruzzi Our happy family vacation “selfie” features Joey Petruzzi, age 28, along with his Mom, Liz, and his Dad, Mark. Joey has been diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome and Autism,...
Mommy’s Timeout: Beautiful Pink Sunrise
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the peacefulness of this beautiful, wintery, pink sunrise. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin...
Where Do I Go for Evaluations
Evaluations Your child has just been given a medical diagnosis of a disability…OR… you suspect your child has a disability but are not sure. Now what? Many of us parents...
How I Did It Evaluate and Select a Group Home
Is a Group Home The Answer? As I write this today, I am much closer to 70 than 60 and my son who has multiple disabilities is now 40. Until...
Proud Moments: Vibe’s Accomplishments
Vibe’s Accomplishments My Son Vaibhav… Every turn, when people said he couldn’t, he said, “ YES, I CAN. WATCH ME”! Listen and find out more about the great accomplishments...
